We must not, then, find a malicious intention towards Jesus, but merely the accustomed thoughtless bigotry and literalism, in the challenge of the Jews.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
It is very pretty to say that any woman is so good that she can have her pick of a husband, but it is not true, for most of them marry men who are cross to them, and unfair, and thoughtless; but Mrs. Armsby has her own way here.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
The receipt of the note had frightened him, too, and he felt sure that when he entered the presence of Annie Dorris, she would break down, and inquire why he had robbed her of a husband in his usual thoughtless way.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe